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Moussa Okanla (born September 2, 1950) is a Beninese scholar and diplomat. Okanla was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government named on June 17, 2007,[1] and was replaced by Jean-Marie Ehouzou on 22 October 2008.[2]

Okanla holds a PhD in political science, specializing in international relations, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor He is currently a lecturer in Political Science in the University of Abomey-Calavi and in Houdegbe North American University Benin Republic(HNAUB).From 1987 to 1994, he was the Benin Representative of the African and Afroamerican Institute (AAI) based in New York. From 1994 to 1998, he was the Specialist in Democracy and Governance for USAID regional office based in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. From 1999 to 2000, he was the Governance Advisor for UNDP bureau in Cotonou Benin. From 2001 to 2003, he was the Deputy Director and Director of the Benin School of Public Admnistration and Magistrate. From 2004 to 2007, he was a Program Officer for PGDP, a program on governance funded by DANIDA and admnistered by NIRAS-Danemark [1] Order of National Merit Commander (since March 2012)

Courses currently taugth by Moussa Okanla:

      • University of Abomey-Calavi
  • Relations Internationales
  • Africa in the contemporary world
      • Houdegbe North Amrerican University Benin (largely attended by students comming from Nigeria)
    • First Semester
  • Foreign Policy of Major Powers
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • African Politics and Society
    • Second Semester
  • International Relations (The Cold War and its aftermarth)
  • Stategy Studies
  • Development Theories and Politics

Selected publications

  • Bibliography on Photovoltaics, Renewable Energy, and Their Social Impacts: Working copy (In collaboration with Allen F. Roberts; Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Center for Afro-American and African Studies, 1982)
  • The United States and Southern Africa: a test of theories of foreign policy (Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International, 1982)
  • ”Les concepts de sécurité en Afrique”, in UNIDIR, Afrique,Désarmement et Sécurité (New York : Publications des Nations Unies, GV.EF.91.01,1991)
  • « Benin :the struggle against corruption in theory and practice », in Center for Institutional Reform, and the Informal Sector, Governance and the Economy in Africa (College Park: University of Maryland, 1996)
  • Démocratie et Gouvernance en Afrique : Etat des Lieux (in collaboration avec René Lemarchand, Abidjan : United States Information Service, Septembre 1996)
  • “Ethnicité et démocratisation en Afrique de l’Ouest: le rôle de l’Armée”, in Métafro Infosys, vol.23, 1999, pp. 11-36

References

  1. ^ a b "NOUVEAU GOUVERNEMENT, Formé le 17 juin 2007 à Cotonou", Sonangnon.net Template:Fr icon.
  2. ^ "Formation d’un nouveau gouvernement au Bénin", Panapress (afrik.com), 23 October 2008 Template:Fr icon.
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Benin
2007–2008 		Succeeded by

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